ly matter. there are exceptions, of course. some young people do manage to break through the barrier despite the restrictions, but the great majority have to wait patiently for years before they can really give full rein to their abilities.this means that, in most fields, the views of young people are never heard because there is no one to represent them. all important decisions about how society is to be run are made by people who are too old to remember what it was like to be young. president kennedy was one of the notable exceptions. one of the most tragic aspects of his assassination is that mankind was deprived of a youthful leader.

　　resentment is the cause of great deal of bitterness. the young resent the old because they feel deprived of the good things life has to offer. the old resent the young because they are afraid of losing what they have. a man of fifty or so might say,’ why should a young rascal straight out of school earn more than i do?’ but if the young rascal is more able, more determined, harder-working than his middle-aged critic, why shouldn’t he? employers should recognize ability and reward it justly. this would remove one of the biggest causes of friction between old and young and ultimately it would lead to a letter society.